diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e6b56f4490..698ccae7ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ buildscript {
     mavenCentral()
   }
   dependencies {
-    classpath 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.5.0'
+    classpath 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.6.1'
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/android-interop-testing/build.gradle b/android-interop-testing/build.gradle
index a469fc2a32..9b34fb97f7 100644
--- a/android-interop-testing/build.gradle
+++ b/android-interop-testing/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.1.0'
-        classpath "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.5.0"
+        classpath "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.6.1"
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 33735b2054..aa628794f1 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ subprojects {
                 okhttp: 'com.squareup.okhttp:okhttp:2.4.0',
                 protobuf: "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:${protobufVersion}",
                 protobuf_nano: "com.google.protobuf.nano:protobuf-javanano:${protobufVersion}",
-                protobuf_plugin: 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.5.0',
+                protobuf_plugin: 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.6.1',
 
                 netty: 'io.netty:netty-codec-http2:4.1.0.Beta5',
                 netty_tcnative: 'io.netty:netty-tcnative:1.1.33.Fork2' + tcnative_suffix,